Jefferson County was created
by the Alabama legislature on 1819 Dec. 13. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson.
The county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southern
extension of the Appalachians, in the center of the iron, coal and limestone belt
of the South.
Jefferson County is bordered by Blount, Bibb, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, and
Walker counties and it encompasses 1,119 square miles.
The county seat was at Carrollsville from 1819-21, at Elyton from 1821-73, and
since 1873 has been at Birmingham. |
Other towns and communities
in Jefferson County Alabama include Adamsville, Argo , Greenville, Brighton, Brookside,
Cahaba Heights, Cardiff, Center Point, Chalkville, Clay, Concord, County Line
, Edgewater, Fairfield, Forestdale, Fultondale, Gardendale, Grayson Valley, Graysville,
Helena , Homewood, Hoover, Hueytown, Irondale, Kimberly, Leeds, Lipscomb, Maytown,
McDonald Chapel, Midfield, Minor, Morris, Mount Olive, Mountain Brook, Mulga,
North Johns, Pinson, Pleasant Grove, Rock Creek, Sumiton , Sylvan Springs, Tarrant,
Trafford, Trussville, Vestavia Hills, Warrior and West Jefferson. |
